How many SR shavers simply make one WTG pass? I am finding trying to go ATG is not working, but getting a DFS shave with one WTG pass. I'm actually finishing with one ATG DE pass to get close to a BBS shave.
One WTG pass
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Why not do an XTG pass? Not that there's anything wrong with doing a single WTG if that's what works for you; but I'm not sure why you feel the need to stick with WTG if you can't do ATG. I can't shave ATG either because I get in-grown hairs (yes, even with a straight) so I stick to two passes, one WTG and the second XTG and then a touch-up. This gets me a consistent near BBS shave without all the irritation that comes with an ATG pass. But as I already said, you should do what works for you. There's nothing wrong with a single WTG pass if it gets you good results.
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thanks, whoever you are!
I do only one WTG pass as well. If I do ATG I get ingrown hairs and the whole point of starting to straight shave was to stop getting ingrown hairs. I have my technique and skin stretching down well enough that I can get a very close shave in one pass.
Like Dusty mentioned, good stretching technique can result in a really close shave. Add in good lather and a wicked edge and you are in shave Nirvana.
I am a sucker for BBS so I add in an XTG and ATG most of the time. However after the WTG it already looks good to go.
I am a sucker for BBS so I add in an XTG and ATG most of the time. However after the WTG it already looks good to go.
If I do all three passes I look/feel great that day, and guaranteed to look like a pimple faced teenager the next 
However, I was in a rush the last time I shaved and with just one WTG pass I wanted to shave again within the hour. Usually I just do wtg, xtg, then sometimes atg only on the sideburns/corner of my jaw, that's where the hair is roughest for me, but almost never gets irritated no matter how many passes
However, I was in a rush the last time I shaved and with just one WTG pass I wanted to shave again within the hour. Usually I just do wtg, xtg, then sometimes atg only on the sideburns/corner of my jaw, that's where the hair is roughest for me, but almost never gets irritated no matter how many passes
One pass WTG is my goal. Looks like I'm a long way from reaching it though. Things were better in the naive cart days. ;-)
The way the grain of my beard grows, I basically do one wtg/xtg pass and I'm good to go. I started getting great shaves when I stopped chasing BBS.
I feel the same way. I think BBS gets thrown around way too often, the goal should be a better more enjoyable shave. Not everyone has the right skin/facial hair type to be able to achieve BBS and not pay the price the next day. I stopped using carts because my neck would get so many ingrown hairs. A DE did a much better job, but when I started using a straight they basically went away (except for when I get choked with my collar at jiu-jitsu, then I get some) and that to me is good enough. One pass with a straight everyday gives me the enjoyment and results I was looking for when I first started, it just took me two years to realize that BBS isn't in that equation.
Agreed, though I will work on a BBS if the shave is going right and I have time.
In the words of Fight Club, Just let go
Generally I stick to 2 WTG, could probably get away with one now as I tend to miss less and less. The problem area is always the point of my chin. Top lip can be a bother but I tend to do a hybrid stroke there, ATG and WTG. The only ATG I do regularly is my bottom lip. I get a great shave that doesn't take too much time and let's me enjoy the same shave again the next day.
I usually do a *** and a XTG. I found that the extra smoothness I get from a 3rd pass ATG is not worth the irritation I usually end up with.
A single pass does not suffice for me no matter what.
I agree
